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Radio Production Technical

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1. C of O's Station ID
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy

2. What does FCC stand for
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
Federal Communications Commission
Decibels (dB).
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble

3. What is Destructive Recording?
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave
Recording that overwrites the previous recording

4. What is Sibilance?
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
S sounds - sounds that hiss
Between 20Hz and 20kHz
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5. A radio station is first and foremost a ________
Business
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.
S sounds - sounds that hiss
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement

6. What are the four dynamic processes?
Cycles per second
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
Compression - Limiting - Expansion - Gatherings (CLEG)

7. What is Mastering?
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)

8. What is Destructive Recording?
Decibels (dB).
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
Making the sounds more usable.
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9. What is Mixing?
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.

10. What are the Three Basic Functions of a Console?
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
Federal Communications Commission
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)

11. What is Expansion?
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
S sounds - sounds that hiss
Sending the sound where you want it to go

12. What is frequency?
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume

13. What are the parts of a Sound Wave
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired
Business
High frequency sound speaker

14. What is Nondestructive Recording?
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired

15. Why should you not listen to anything for a while between editing sessions?
In order to get a new perspective on the project
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
Muting sounds above peak
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)

16. What is ultrasonic?
Low frequency sound speaker
Above 20kHz
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
From the peak to the trough

17. What is Gating?
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met

18. What is the FCC and what does it do for radio stations.
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact
Between 20Hz and 20kHz

19. What are Plosives?
Between 20Hz and 20kHz
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave

20. A radio station is first and foremost a ________
Sending the sound where you want it to go
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired
Business
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume

21. What is Infrasonic?
Below 20Hz
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
Middle frequency sound speaker

22. What are the levels of tones
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
S sounds - sounds that hiss
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo

23. What is frequency?
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume
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Business

24. What is SPL
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.

25. What is a transducer?
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy

26. Why should you not listen to anything for a while between editing sessions?
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)
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A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave
In order to get a new perspective on the project

27. What is Hertz (Hz)?
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
Cycles per second
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)

28. What is a Woofer?
Low frequency sound speaker
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
Federal Communications Commission
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.

29. What is Routing?
Sending the sound where you want it to go
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air

30. What are the levels of tones
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble

31. How does a Dynamic Mic work?
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
In order to get a new perspective on the project
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave

32. Electromagnetic Spectrum
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
From the peak to the trough
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume

33. What is a Shock Mount for?
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.
Low frequency sound speaker
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -

34. What does FCC stand for
Muting sounds above peak
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact
Federal Communications Commission

35. What is Amplification?
Sending the sound where you want it to go
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
Making the sounds more usable.

36. Electromagnetic Spectrum
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)

37. What is Hertz (Hz)?
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air
Cycles per second
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations

38. When a two speakers are housed in the same box - what is the arrangement?
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
Making the sounds more usable.
In order to get a new perspective on the project

39. What is Routing?
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
Middle frequency sound speaker
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Sending the sound where you want it to go

40. What is Mixing?
Making the sounds more usable.
Making the sounds more usable.
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy

41. What is Recording?
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.
High frequency sound speaker
Compression - Limiting - Expansion - Gatherings (CLEG)
Decibels (dB).

42. What is Sonic Panorama?
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
Middle frequency sound speaker

43. What is Limiting?
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
Muting sounds above peak

44. What is Mastering?
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
Middle frequency sound speaker

45. What is a Woofer?
Decibels (dB).
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
Low frequency sound speaker
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough

46. What are Plosives?
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
Between 20Hz and 20kHz
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement

47. What is Amplitude?
From the peak to the trough
Business
High frequency sound speaker
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)

48. What is the Midrange?
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
Cycles per second
Middle frequency sound speaker
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -

49. What is Editing?
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
Middle frequency sound speaker
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble

50. How does a Dynamic Mic work?
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave
In order to get a new perspective on the project
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.